Oil and grease family: degrease, then hot wash
How to get chainsaw bar oil out
Tacky oil designed to cling. Degrease hard.
Do this first
Cornstarch
Fresh stain
- Cornstarch
- Solvent or degreaser
- Dish soap
- Wash hot
Dried or old
- Repeat
- laundry bar
- Fabric care
- Air dry.
- Time
- 30 min
- How to tell
- Look: dark streaks; Feel: tacky; Smell: oily
Where this fix comes from
- Household folk practice, checked against the guides above
- University of Illinois Extension, Stain Solutions
We check every fix against these published guides. We do not run a test lab of our own.
Before you start
- Test on a hidden seam first.
- Never mix cleaners.
- Keep it out of the dryer until the stain is gone.